Evidence 'Tsunami' Backs Ex-Jenkens Atty Verdict, US Says

Law360, New York (February 5, 2014, 3:19 PM EST) -- Prosecutors asked a New York federal judge to dismiss a request by former Jenkens & Gilchrist PC boss Paul Daugerdas to overturn his tax evasion and fraud convictions, citing on Monday a “tsunami” of evidence and testimony presented to a jury during his trial last year.

In the motion, a trio of assistant U.S. attorneys sought to debunk various claims Daugerdas made in a recent request to throw out the verdict, including that prosecutors had failed to provide adequate proof he was among a group of...